Congratulations to the 2025 McKinstry Fellows Awardees
Andrea Bertotti Metoyer, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology & Criminology
- Project Title: Reproductive Justice in Medical Education
Sarah Matousek, School of Health Sciences, Public Health
- Project Title: Impact of Co-occurring Mental Health Issues on Inpatient Care & Outcomes in Rural Hospitals
Clint Wutzke, School of Health Sciences, Human Physiology
- Project Title: The Influence of Cognitive Impairment on a Dynamic Postural Task in Adults
Check back soon for an updated list of team members and pics.
McKinstry Fellows Program Details
Thanks to the generosity of Dean and Vicki Allen, the McKinstry Fellows Research Program funds interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional research teams consisting of both students and faculty mentors as they tackle probing questions that are relevant to society today and that will impact future generations.
This program was originally founded as part of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Gonzaga University Health Partnership. As such, two areas of continuing interest are advancing health-related research and supporting interprofessional research teams exploring health-related questions. The McKinstry Fellows program has now been broadened; see the Criteria and Application Process page for more details.
- Kate Barnett (GU Class of 2026) & Mikala Haas (UWSOM Class of 2027), research mentors: Drs. Clint Wutzke (GU) & Daryl Potyk (UWSOM), “Influence of Lower Extremity Torque Production on Gait Adaptation in Unimpaired Older Adults and People with Parkinson's disease”
- Laura Espinoza Quevedo (GU Class of 2025) & Devin Riley (GU Class of 2026), research mentor: Dr. Laura Diaz-Martinez (GU), “Novel roles for C1ORF109 and its interacting proteins in the nucleolar DNA damage response”
- Christina Garbuz (GU Class of 2024) & Ethan Jones (UW-SOM Class of 2026), research mentors: Drs. Janet Zhang-Lea (GU), Jacqui Crissey (GU), & Megan Lewis (UW-SOM), “Understanding association between global warming and running injury risk through measuring acute response of runners after heat exposure”.
- Surya Sankar (GU Class of 2024) & Claire Schaef (UW SOM Class of 2026), research mentors: Drs. Wutzke (GU) & Daryl Potyk (UW-SOM), “The Influence of Lower Extremity Force Production on Balance and Fear of Falling in Older Adults and People with Parkinson's Disease”
- Makenna Edwards (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. Clint Wutzke, “Reliability of the Walking Trail Making Test Among Unimpaired Young Adults, Older Adults, and People with Parkinson's Disease”.
- Meagan Johnson (UW School of Medicine Class of 2025), research mentor: Dr. McCarthy & Prof. Toby Keys, “How Can We Better Support and Mentor Medical Students of Color?: Investigating the Preceptor Perspective”.
- Sarah Maeda (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. McCarthy & Prof. Toby Keys, “How Can Community Preceptors Best Support Medical Students of Color? An Exploration of the Experiences of Preceptors in Rural and Underserved Clinical Sites”.
- Logan Wehrman (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. Clint Wutzke, “Association Between Walking and Executive Function in People with Parkinson's Disease”.
